• Kaffeepause: What’s Abuzz in Berlin?

    Virtual Discussions

    The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse.  Join us on Monday, March 6, at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Paul-Anton Krüger, Parliamentary Correspondent in the Berlin Bureau of the Süddeutsche Zeitung.Paul-Anton Krüger has been the Parliamentary Correspondent in the Berlin Bureau of the Süddeutsche...

  • Streaming Boom and the Rise of German Talent

    Virtual Discussions

    Edward Berger’s German-­language feature film "All Quiet On The Western Front" has proven to be a run-away sensation for Netflix since it was launched on the streaming platform last fall. It ranks fourth on the list of the most popular non-English language films on Netflix and has been in the streamer’s own top 10 in over 91...

  • What’s Feminist about Germany’s Feminist Foreign Policy?

    Virtual Discussions

    On March 1, the German Federal Foreign Office released its framework for a Feminist Foreign Policy. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Economic Cooperation and Development Minister Svenja Schulze gave a joint statement saying that more equal societies suffer less from hunger and poverty and are, therefore, more stable. The new guidelines state that Germany will...

  • In Focus: Russia’s War in Ukraine Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: One Year Later

    Virtual Discussions

    When Russian troops invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, President Vladimir Putin thought his forces would take Kyiv and bring down the government within days. A year later, the war rages on. Ukraine has courageously defended itself against the Russian onslaught, but there is no end in sight. The American Council on Germany and the...